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British Cyprus and the long Great War, 1914-1925 : empire, loyalties and democratic deficit / Andrekos Varnava.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Varnava, Andrekos, author.
- Series:
- Routledge studies in First World War history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International relations.
- Cyprus--History--British rule, 1878-1960.
- Cyprus.
- History.
- World War, 1914-1918--Cyprus.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Cyprus--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--Cyprus.
- Great Britain.
- Diplomatic relations.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 242 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
- Summary:
- "Most of the Cypriot population, especially the lower classes, remained loyal to the British cause during the Great War and the island contributed significantly to the First World War, with men and materials. The British acknowledged this yet failed to institute political and economic reforms once the war ended. The obsession of Greek Cypriot elites with enosis (union with Greece), which only increased after the war, and the British dismissal of increasing the role of Cypriots in government, bringing the Christian and Muslim communities closer, and expanding franchise to all classes and sexes, led to serious problems down the line, not least the development of a democratic deficit. Andrekos Varnava studies the events and the impact of this crucial period"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- British Cyprus 1878-1915: the inconsequential possession
- Elite loyalties: enosis, the Greek schism and the war effort
- Middle-class loyalties: military intelligence and the war effort
- Lower-class loyalties: Cypriots at war
- Refugees and settlers: inclusivity and exclusivity
- "Remember Heligoland": retaining Cyprus against the Enosis Policy
- Colonialism, Enosis and democratic deficit, 1921-25.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781138698321
- 1138698326
- OCLC:
- 1087857725
- Publisher Number:
- 40029305737
- 99981525151
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